Matching Pairs Properties of Real NumbersOnline version Matching properties to examples by Lisa Schroeder 1 Inverse Property of Addition 2 Inverse Property of Multiplication 3 Associative Property of Addition 4 Distributive Property 5 Associative Property of Multiplication 6 Commutative Property of Multiplication 7 Identity Property of Multiplication 8 Identity Property of Addition 9 Commutative Property of Addition a+(-a)=0 and -a+a=0 0+r =r and r+0=r a(b + c) = ab + ac a x b = b x a q x 1= q and 1 x q = q y x 1/y = 1 and 1/y x y = 1 (y does not equal 0) a+(b+c) = (a+b)+c a + b = b + a (a x b) x c = a x (b x c)